In this episode, we discuss which dead and supposedly dead performers we'd like to see in hologram form.  We also talk about: why neither one of us went to C2E2, Matt gives out trivia facts about the history of zines and fan fiction, Phil nearly accuses Janice Joplin of being a Klansman, and then Matt goes over the comics and Zines he bought at Chicago Zine Fest: Invincible Summer/Clutch, Paper Cutter, Rum Lad, Eat or Be Meatball, Toasty Cats, Beards, Simple Routines, Press Start and Fight, and Pigeon Life.  We move on to discuss when you need to blow on a comic, hitch-hiking, and hoboing, before discussing Donald Duck.  With Donald, we tackle the hard questions.  Why does he never wear pants?  What's up with the way he talks?  And what's up with this WWII anti-nazi propaganda cartoon: The Fuerher's Face?

This one is kind of a clip show, with odds and ends from a couple different recording sessions.  It's also about half the length of a normal episode.  In this episode we talk about driving, (specifically Illinois vs. New Jersey drivers), novelty song/postmodern rap group Das Racist, and then we go over our hauls from our experience of Record Store Day.

In this episode we review the movie John Carter and compare it to the book.  We also discuss many other movies, including:  Star Wars, Avengers, Battleship, Brave, Madagascar, Something That Is Not Die Hard, Ghostbusters 3, Evil Dead, Action No. 1 as well as casting possibilities for future Wolverine and Deadpool movies.  Finally, we answer the question:  Is Falcor a pedo dog or a pedo luck dragon?

In Episode 8, Matt and Phil are joined by special guest and longtime friend Ian Simkins.  Topics discussed include Matt's reactions to radio news stories, a couple of ideas on how to "improve" televised political debates, monkeys, college-era hijinks, how to surf couches, and Ian's impromptu performance as a Soapbox derby announcer.  This is the big one folks; it maybe our best episode yet!

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In this episode, we dip into the mailbag and find the solution to the groomsman outfit dilemma (from Episode 5).  Also, Phil discusses Project Runway, including Miss Piggy's guest judging gig, and a fiction writing secret that he uncovered watching the show.  Phil talks about "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" and Matt gets confused about what he likes about mystery novels.  We Have a lot of comic talk on this episode, and we discuss the Jeph Loeb -Tim Sale collaborations "Batman: The Long Halloween", "Batman: Dark Victory", and "Superman for All Seasons", along with the new DC Comics logo, and the artist (and occasional writer) comic fans love to hate, Rob Liefeld, and his recent gig changes.  We also go a bit in-depth with a discussion of Craig Thompson's graphic novel: Habibi, a relationship epic melodrama set in a fictional Islamic milieu. 

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In this Episode, we read from the listener mailbag, and Phil solves a mystery.  We discuss Batman and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and a secret movie.  (Here's a hint, it involves Muppets, and it came out in the last year.)  Also, Matt has an album recommendation.  We discover Phil's fascination with the Smurfs, discuss the Roots newest album, and real-life superheroes (i.e. Phoenix Jones).

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In Episode 5, Matt and Phil read from the listener mailbag, and have our first fashion segment with a question for the listeners.  We also bring out the new awards feature Where we give awards to the best and worst things we experienced in the week: The "Thing of the Week" and the "Whammy of the Week", respectively.  The award winners in the "Thing of the Week" category are "How I Became Stupid" by Martin Page and "The Walking Dead, season 2, episode 3"  The big losers this week are the new Hawk and Dove comic, and "Howard the Duck: the Movie."  Listen to the show to find out why.  Matt discusses the Mark Waid Daredevil comics, and the new issue of Optic Nerve by Adrian Tomine.  Also, If you make it to the end, you'll hear the story of the crazy guy that wandered into Phil's laundry room.  Comments, questions, and complaints about the show can be directed to bombastpodcast [at] hotmail.com.

You've waited for it, and here it is: Episode 4.  This is the music episode, and Phil and Matt discuss many things, from the question of whether or not the Kinks was the first punk band, the most underrated, and the most overrated bands, R.E.M. breaking up, R.E.M. vs The Clash, and New Jersey's favorite musical sons, Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen.  If you make it to the end you'll also get to hear the Carrot Cheesecake story.  Comments, questions, and complaints about the show can be directed to bombastpodcast@hotmail.com.  (In the episode we refer to this as episode 3, but I swear, it is episode 4!)

In Episode 3, Phil and Matt are joined by special guest Janine after watching The Thing in the movie theater.  Naturally, the Thing (2011) and the original John Carpenter/Kurt Russell "The Thing" from the 1980s are the main jumping off point of the conversation.  Topics discussed include suspense, movies in the 1980s versus now, movie remakes, Total Recall, current movie trailers, The Muppets, Harold and Kumar, Contraband, Storage Wars, Dumb and Dumber II: Dumb and Dumberer, when the movie is better than the book, the definition of a "boy band", Ke$ha, "The Darkest Hour", Transformers, and Michael Bay.  Comments, questions, and complaints about the show can be directed to bombastpodcast@hotmail.com.

In Episode 2, the sophomore slump episode, Phil and Matt are joined by their first guest, Rory!  Before that, there's a bit of comics talk.  Topics discussed this episode include the DC Comics New 52 Reboot, Action Comics, Tumor by Joshua Hale Fialkov & co, and Hawk & Dove. After that, we are joined by Rory, and we discuss Doctor Who, the concept of 'British Sense of Humor' PBS vs the BBC, WWE wrestling, and Amish country.